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Mt Cook is somewhere under the clouds - Mount Cook
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Mt Cook

Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand, 3,754 m (12,316 ft). It is located in the Southern Alps range that runs the length of the West Coast of the South Island. The mountain is located within the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. The park was formally declared in 1953, and in combination with Westland National Park is one of the United Nations World Heritage Parks. The park contains more than 140 peaks standing over 2,000 m (6,500 ft) and 72 named glaciers, which cover 40% of the park's 700 km² (173,000 acres). Mt Cook’s Maori name is Aoraki which means "Cloud Piercer".

The first recorded summit of Mt Cook was by New Zealanders Tom Fyfe, James (Jack) Clarke and George Graham on 25 December 1894. Swiss guide Matthias Zurbriggen climbed the mountain solo very shortly afterwards from the Tasman Glacier side, and now has a ridge named after him.

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